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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2024-49378

Medium
5.8/10

Summary

smartUp, a web browser mouse gestures extension, has a universal cross-site scripting issue in the Edge and Firefox versions of smartUp 7.2.622.1170. The vulnerability allows another extension to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user’s tab. As of time of publication, no known patches exist.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published